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-3- Unit #2793 - 1982 Chevrolet Squad 1982 Operating Cost $ .12/mile 1982 Fuel Cost .11/mile 1983 Operating Cost (June - Dec.) .10/mile 1983 Fuel Cost (June - Dec.) .07/mile Fuel savings for a one year period $1,492.08 Maintenance savings 176.00 Total 1983 Savings $1,668.08 Unit #2792 - 1983 Ford Squad 1983 Operating Cost (May - Dec.) $ .11/mile 1983 Fuel Cost (May - Dec.) .10/mile NOTE: There are no 1982 figures on which to make a comparison, however, the Mechanic has indicated the car has 46,000 miles on the speedometer and has never had a tune-up. He feels this is totally attributable to propane and resulted in a $175 reduction in what• would have been the maintenance cost for this vehicle using gasoline. The Mechanic has reported that those vehicles converted to propane have increased power, run and idle smoother, require fewer oil changes and tune-ups, and have all around better performance. Also, the engines run cooler especially in hot weather which helps to reduce wear particularly on our squad cars. The main complaint received from the operators of the vehicles is the filling of the tank as it required more work than with gasoline and some of the initial equipment malfunctioned. Repairs have been made and the in -place equipment is operating more smoothly and recent advances in propane equipment technology will allow for the more automatic filling of tanks as new equip- ment is purchased to replace old equipment or for additional conversions. Using the information provided earlier in this report, we can draw the following payback assumptions for the equipment converted to propane, excluding the 1983 Ford squad on which we have incomplete data. Unit # Conversion Cost = Annual Savings = Payback Period 203 225 $1,122 - $ 541 = 2 years 417 $1,552 - $ 295 = 5.3 years 2793 $1,122 - $ 184 = 6.1 years �" $1,122 7 $1,668 = .67 years